As the 2024 U.S. presidential election looms, a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, is garnering significant attention. This election holds various implications for students at HBCUs as they prepare to exercise their right to vote.
“I choose to vote because there’s absolutely no reason for me not to,” Zuri Primos, a freshman mass communication major at Dillard University, said.
“People like me didn’t always have the right to vote, so my being able to vote now is just a powerful testimony to their work,” Primos said.
Issues such as the Israel-Hamas conflict, student loan payment reimbursements and foreign policy debates set the tone for how students are voting this year. Alongside these concerns, social issues such as the threat of school shootings, police brutality and immigration legislation are also poised to influence students’ decisions at the ballot box. (READ MORE)
(SOURCE: HILLTOP ONLINE)